Lead 2D Artist

5 Months ago • 3-5 Years • 2D Art • ~ $48,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead 2D Artist needed for a Vilnius-based game studio specializing in casual games. Responsibilities include establishing and maintaining the game's artistic vision, creating visual assets (characters, environments, etc.), leading and mentoring the art team, managing art content production and delivery, and ensuring quality control. Collaboration with project managers, designers, and developers is essential. The ideal candidate will possess 3+ years of experience as an artist in game development, with at least 2 years in a lead role, proven team management skills, and a strong understanding of 2D mobile game graphics. Proficiency in graphic tools, a high-quality portfolio, and excellent English are required.
Must have:
  • 3+ years game dev experience
  • 2+ years lead experience
  • Team management skills
  • 2D mobile game graphics knowledge
  • Casual game style understanding
  • Proficient in graphic tools
  • High-quality portfolio
  • Excellent English
Good to have:
  • Art education/degree

Job Details

We are looking for Lead 2D Artist to the Vilnius office with an interest in casual games and a desire to grow and develop in a team of professionals.

Your Key Responsibilities:
  • Establish, maintain, and develop a clear artistic vision and integrity for the game’s 2D visual elements;
  • Create and implement all the visual aspects of the game: art style, characters, environments, etc;
  • Lead, motivate, and mentor the art team of assigned projects;
  • Assign tasks to the team and strategically plan work and feedback;
  • Manage art content: planning, production, and delivery;
  • Take care of quality control (art content review, pipelines updating, guides and tutorials creation);
  • Cooperate with the whole Project Team (Project Manager, Game Designers, and Development Team).
A Successful Candidate Must Have:
  • 3+ years of experience as an Artist in Game Dev;
  • Leading experience 2+ years in the game industry on positions like Lead 2D Artist / Lead Artist / Art Manager or other relevant positions;
  • Team management experience;
  • Understanding of the principles of developing graphics for 2D mobile games;
  • Ability to work in a “casual” style, understanding mobile games market;
  • Deep proficiency in graphic tools, good artistic taste;
  • A high-quality game art portfolio;
  • An excellent knowledge of English language (upper-intermediate and higher).
Extra Great to Have:
  • An art education or degree in graphic design, game design, or another related field.

Please note: applications without samples of work will not be considered.

Salary: From 4000 EUR/month (gross)

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About The Company

Nordcurrent is a developer and publisher of casual games for smartphones, tablets, and PC/Mac, established in 2002 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Headquartered in Vilnius, Nordcurrent also has development studios in Odesa, Dnipro (Ukraine) and Warsaw (Poland).


During the last 20 years, Nordcurrent has developed more than 50 games for various platforms. The studio’s biggest hit so far is Cooking Fever – a time-management game where players can cook meals and desserts from all over the world. The game has almost 400 million downloads and 15 million monthly active users.


Other recent Nordcurrent games include the multiplayer mobile shooter Sniper Arena and the interactive crime novel Murder in the Alps, time-management game in the sky - Airplane Chefs, game for setting fashion trends - Pocket Styler. And newest hit where the health is wealth - Happy Clinic game! Currently, the company has more than a dozen new titles in development.

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